Milton Bradley Board Games - List of Milton Bradley Boardgames Milton Bradley Board Games MiltonBradley BoardGames List of Milton Bradley Board Games Milton Bradley board games include classic board games like Battleship, Connect Four, Hungry Hungry Hippos, The Game of Life, and Axis & Allies . The Milton Bradley Company was founded in 1860 in Springfield, Massachusetts. At one time, Milton Bradley was probably the largest publisher of boardgames and family games in existence. In addition to the games listed above, Milton Bradley bought Selchow and Righter and took ownership of Scrabble and Parcheesi too. Milton Bradley is now wholly owned by Hasbro, but it's still in existence as one of their brands, just like Wizards of the Coast and Parker Brothers. Milton Bradley games usually (but not always) fall into one or more of five categories: Children's games Board game versions of tv game shows Dexterity games Here's a list of Milton Bradley board games. I've included brief descriptions of the games, and linked to our full info page on each game that we have a page for.

(In a couple of places I linked to a page on another one of our websites which had information about the game.) 13 Dead End Drive - This one has been published in many editions, one of the most common of which is the 1993 edition from Milton Bradley, which sells for around $25 or $30 on eBay. The game takes place in a 3 dimensional house and has bluffing and deduction elements. Animorphs: The Invasion Game - A licensed board game based on the Animorphs intellectual property. It's somewhat collectible, and you can expect to pay at least $40 for a good condition copy of the game. Ants in the Pants - A game for toddlers where they try to land their ants into Fido's pants. Axis & Allies - A classic World War II themed board game with countless variants and expansions. We have a full page about Axis & Allies. Bargain Hunter - A 1981 Milton Bradley release for 2-4 players. Each player starts with $1000 in game money and has to furnish an apartment as nicely as possible for as little money as possible. Barrel of Monkeys - A toddler's game that depends mostly on dexterity.

Players try to pick up plastic monkeys. Battle Cry - Recreates several Civil War battles, but it's not a complicated game at all. This was originally a Milton Bradley game, but it's now branded as an Avalon Hill game. (Both companies were bought by Hasbro though.) Battle Masters - A fantasy themed miniatures game from 1992. Battleship - This was originally a pencil and paper game, but Milton Bradley tricked it up a little bit with some game pieces. Electronic Battleship was a popular variant when I was younger. Beat the Clock - A board game version of the game show, which is one of the niches Milton Bradley specializes in. Bermuda Triangle - A thematic game from 1976 in which the players try to operate ships in and near the Bermuda Triangle. (At the time, the "mystery" of the Bermuda Triangle was a pretty popular topic of discussion.) Blockbusters - Another game show themed board game, this one from 1982. Break the Bank - Based on the game show of the same name.

Breaker 19: The CB Trucker Game - A 1976 board game attempt to cash in on the CB craze from the 1970's. Players pick up and deliver goods in their "trucks." Broadside - A game of naval combat. Like most Milton Bradley games, it's pretty straightforward and simple. 1962. Broadsides and Boarding Parties - Players control ships during the age of sail, and they try to position themselves so that they can hit their opponent with cannonballs. Buckaroo - Like many Milton Bradley games, this one has a strong dexterity component, and it's aimed at children. Candyland - The classic children's board game in which the players race to the end of the board. Games don't get any simpler than this, and any child older than about four will get pretty bored with Candyland pretty quickly. Catnip - One player is a cat, while the other players are mice, trying to escape from the cat. A children's game. The Checkered Game of Life - The forerunner of The Game of Life, and one of the earliest board games published by Milton Bradley.

Cheyenne - A children's board game from 1958, based on the television show of the same name. Chicken Limbo - A children's game version of the limbo dance, where the players try to limbo underneath the legs of a chicken. Concentration - One of the more popular game board versions of a television game show, this one has been published in at least two dozen editions. Connect Four - A two player board game that's played with a vertical board. It's played with colored disks, which are inserted at the top of the grid. Your goal is to get four of your disks adjacent to each other before your opponent is able to do so. Conquest of the Empire - A Roman Empire themed game from 1984. Players try to conquer their neighbors' areas. Conspiracy - A 1973 spy game with economic aspects. A revised version called Casablanca was published in 1991, but that version is NOT a Milton Bradley product. Cootie - A simple roll and move game for kids from the 1940's. Milton Bradley bought the rights to the game in 1986.

Crack the Case - A party game where the players try to solve one of several mysteries by asking questions. Crocodile Dentist - Similar to Operation, only instead of a surgeon operating on a patient, you're a dentist pulling teeth from a crocodile. Crossfire - A 1971 board game where players try to knock pucks into the opponent's goal. The Dark Crystal Game - A 1982 game based on the eponymous movie. It's a straightforward roll and move race game, but there is a timed aspect to the game. The Barnabas Collins Dark Shadows Game - A 1969 game based on the cult television show. The player's goal is to assemble a skeleton from various game parts. The Dark Tower - A 1981 board game with an electronic tower. Players assemble an army, gather keys, and defeat the evil in the dark tower. Dogfight - A rules light World War I aerial combat game published originally in 1962. Don't Break the Ice - A game for kids where you tap out blocks of ice without knocking the polar bear down. Don't Spill the Beans - Another kids' game.

There's a pot, and each player takes a turn adding a bean to the pot. The goal is to add beans to the pot without making it tip over. Downfall - Players manipulate colored disks by turning knobs, but they're also manipulating their opponents disks at the same time. A two player board game. Easy Money - A 1935 game that's very similar to Monopoly . Eye Guess- Based on the late 1960's game show. Family Feud - The board game was almost as popular as the television game show on which it was based, and it was published in at least eight different editions. Fireball Island - Another 3 dimensional children's game. Players are trying to reach the top of a mountain. Fortress America - Set in an alternate future where all of the other countries in the world attack the United States. (This is also listed in our science fiction board games section.) Fraggle Rock - A children's game that uses a spinner. Published in 1984. Fraidy Cats - A 1994 children's game where players manipulate cats on a fence. Muggs the Motorized Mutt tries to knock the cats down.

The Game of Life - A board game simulation of an entire person's life, from their education to retirement. Based on The Checkered Game of Life from 1860. The Game of Life: A Jedi's Path - A Star Wars themed version of The Game of Life. Players can choose between the light side and the dark side. The Game of Life: Pirates of the Caribbean - This version of The Game of Life is based on the Disney park attraction, not the movies. The Game of Life: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - And this version of The Game of Life is based on the movies, not the Disney park attraction. The Game of Life: Twists and Turns - A new edition of The Game of Life that focuses less on money and more on life experiences. Game of the States - An educational game for children that teaches them about the states. Originally published in 1940. Go for Broke - Players start with $1 million, and their goal is to spend all of it. The first player to spend all his money wins. Go to the Head of the Class - A 1936 game where players answer questions about various academic subjects like language, science, art, etc.

The Goonies - A 1985 game based on the eponymous movie. Guess Who? - A guessing game for kids where they can use the process of elimination. Hands Down - A 1964 board game similar to the card game slapjack. The Harlem Globetrotters Game - A 1971 licensed board game featuring the basketball team. The game uses a cardplay mechanism to simulate scoring baskets in a basketball game, but it doesn't actually require any basketball knowledge in order to play. Headache - A board game similar to Trouble, complete with a pop-o-matic dome in which you roll dice. HeroQuest - A Dungeons & Dragons style adventure game where players take the roles of adventurers exploring an underground maze. Heroscape - A fantasy battle game with painted miniatures. Numerous expansions exist, and the game is very popular. High Rollers - Based on the mid 1970's game show hosted by Alex Trebek. Hollywood Squares - There was a board game version of this game who in the 1970's, which is appropriate, since that was really the hey-day for this show.

(The later editions of Hollywood Squares were pretty lame.) Hit the Beach - A 1965 board game with a World War II theme. The player's goal is to defeat the Japanese forces. Hungry Hungry Hippos - A game of interest to children, mostly. Almost entirely random. The board consists of plastic hippos who try to gobble up tiny balls. Jackpot - Based on the television game show from the 1970's. Jenga - An example of a game with a large dexterity requirement. Players take turns moving pieces of a tower and trying to avoid knocking down the structure as they do so. Jeopardy! - Believe it or not, Jeopardy! wasn't always hosted by Alex Trebek. The original version of this board game dates back to when Art Fleming hosted the show. The Joker's Wild - Based on the television game show with the same name. King Oil - A 1974 board game in which the players buy properties and drill for oil. KooKooNauts - A light-hearted game where players try to escape from a kooky planet.

Laser Attack - A 1978 science fiction board game in which the players are trying to defeat an alien ship that's shooting lasers at earth. Let's Make a Deal - A board game version of the television game show that made Monty Haul famous. Littlest Pet Shop - A children's board game with Pet Shop miniatures. Mall Madness - A roll and move children's game with a shopping mall theme from 1988. Marvel Comics Superheroes Strategy Game - A 1980 abstract strategy game with Marvel Comic book trappings. Match Game - Another Milton Bradley board game version of a televised game show. Matchwitz - A 1970 version of an Asian game called NIM. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Game - A 1994 board game based on the children's show. The Moon Mullins Game - A 1938 board game based on the comic strip. Mouse Trap - Players build a mousetrap, then they try to capture each others' mice with the trap. Mr. T - A board game based on the 1980's cartoon show starring Mr. T.

My Little Pony - A board game based on the 1980's cartoon. Mystery Mansion - A 1984 children's game where you search a mansion for treasure. Mystery Date - A 1965 board game aimed at young girls. Name that Tune - Based on the television game show. New Kids on the Block - A themed game from 1990 based on the band. Now You See It - Another game show inspired board game. Omega Virus - Players explore a space station to try to stop the Omega Virus. Operation - Another example of a game with a dexterity element. Players try to remove objects from a "patient." The game uses metal pincers and electronic pieces of metal on the body parts, which the "surgeon" is supposed to avoid touching. Lots of fun for little kids. Park and Shop - In this board game, you drive your car to a shopping mall, and then you visit all the stores on your shopping list. Sounds like my wife's entire life. Pass the Pigs - This is really a dice game, but it's played with miniature pigs, not dice. You get points based on how the pigs land. Fun, but entirely random.

Password - A board game version of the popular game show from the 1960's and 1970's. (There was also a version called Password Plus.) Perfection - A timed game where players put pegs in holes in the game board. Pirate and Traveler - Originally published in 1936. Players travel and eventually battle pirates. Posse Thirteen against One - A strategy game from 1970 where one player takes the role of the bad guy being chased by the posse of thirteen (the other player). The "characters" are represented by colored pegs, white and red. Pretty Pretty Princess - A roll and move game for little girls where you get to put on costume jewelry when you land on certain spaces. The Price Is Right - A boardgame version of this most popular and venerable of television game shows. Pyramid - Multiple versions of both the television game show and the board game based on the show exist, the most famous being $20,000 Pyramid. Rack-O - More of a card game than a board game. Players arrange cards in numeric order in a rack. Real Ghostbusters - A themed version of Which Witch? based on the cartoon.

Rock-Jocks - A dexterity board game where players control mountain climbers with super stretching arms. Sale of the Century - A 1970 board game based on the television game show. Scattergories - A popular party game and word game. Scotland Yard - One player takes on the role of a criminal while the other players portray the police who are chasing him through the streets of London. Sealab 2020 - A 1973 board game based on the television show. Shark Attack - A 1988 children's board game with a shark theme. (The shark eats other fish, not people, unfortunately.) Shenanigans - A three dimensional carnival themed board game for kids. Shogun - A 1986 board game set in feudal Japan. The name was later changed to Samurai Swords, and then it was later changed again to Ikusa. Skirmish - Recreates the American War of Independence in a board game format. Slide 5 - Similar to Connect Four, but with a changeable game grid. The Smurf Game - A 1981 children's board game based on the cartoon. Space Crusade - Space marines battle aliens. Co-produced with Games Workshop.

Spider-Man - A 2002 board game based on the comic book. Features Spider-Man and several of his traditional villains, like the Vulture. Splat! - A children's racing board game, but with play-dough pawns that you get to smash in certain situations. Square Mile - A 1962 board game from Milton Bradley with a real estate development theme. Star Trek - A 1979 board game base on Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Klingon Challenge - A VCR board game. (For those of you who don't remember VCR's, that was yesterday's version of the DVD. The game included a video component.) Star Wars Epic Duels - Recreates light sabre battles in a board game format. Stratego - A classic two player board game version of capture the flag. The game is played on a grid with each player having 40 pieces. Street Fighter II - A 1994 board game based on the video game. Stump - A 1968 board game played with cards and rings. Sweet Valley High - A 1988 board game based on the novels.

Three on a Match - A game show based game. Thundarr the Barbarian - A 1982 children's game based on the cartoon series. Thundercats - A 1985 children's game based on the cartoon series. Thunder Road - A board game knockoff of Car Wars from Milton Bradley. Times to Remember - A trivia type game, where players read about events on cards and then guess during which year those events took place. Trouble - A race game with a pop-o-matic dice roller. Tuba Ruba - More of a party game and a dexterity game than a board game. Twister - This isn't really a board game at all, but it's a lot of fun. Players put their hands and feet on various colors on a mat. The appendage and the color are determine at random with a spinner. Uncle Wiggily - This game was first published in 1916, and it's based on the Howard Roger Garis childrens books. Upwords - A game that's very similar to Scrabble, only played in 3 dimensions instead of 2. Upwords has recently been rebranded as Scrabble Upwords, since the games are so similar.

Voice of the Mummy - A 3 dimensional board game where players move around a pyramid collecting gems. Wheel of Fortune - Was there a game show on the air in the 1970's that Milton Bradley DIDN'T produce a board game version of? Where's the Beef? - A 1984 board game inspired by the then-famous Wendy's advertising campaign. Which Witch? - Another 3 dimensional kids game, this one features a haunted house that the players are trying to escape from. The Who, What, or Where Game - Another tv game show converted into a boardgame. Why - A 1958 board game based on an Alfred Hitchock television show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Win, Lose, or Draw - Based on the game show, this one has been published in multiple editions. Yahtzee - A classic dice rolling game with poker aspects. Multiple variants were published over the last few decades. You Don't Say! - A 1963 game based on a game show. This isn't a complete list of Milton Bradley board games, but we think it comes pretty close. Contact us if we left off any notable games, and we'll update the page.

Milton Bradley Company - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki More info on Milton Bradley Company Wikis Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Milton Bradley Company Hasbro The Milton Bradley Company is an American game company established by Milton Bradley in Springfield, Massachusetts , in 1860. In 1920, it absorbed the game production of McLoughlin Brothers , formerly the largest game manufacturer in the United States and in 1987 it purchased Selchow and Righter , makers of Parcheesi and Scrabble . Milton Bradley was taken over by Hasbro, Inc. , in 1984. Now wholly owned by Hasbro, it is still retained as one of Hasbro's brands, similar to the manner in which Parker Brothers is one of Hasbro's brands. It is a board game and sometimes video game publisher.

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Milton Bradley marketed a series of games (such as HeroQuest ) in North America that were developed in the United Kingdom by Games Workshop (GW) that drew heavily from GW's Warhammer Fantasy universe, albeit without explicit reference to the Warhammer product line. Milton Bradley was sued by two men, Alan Coleman and Roger Burten, who claimed to have presented the original concept for Dark Tower to Milton Bradley in the late 1970s, at which point, MB declined to pursue it, but thereafter "independently" developed the game [1] . One of the Dark Tower game designers claims the court's decision was unfair [2] . As part of the resolution of the lawsuit, Milton Bradley pulled the game off the market, and it was never republished. James J. Shea was the board chairman of the Milton Bradley Company who rescued the company from going into bankruptcy. [3] See also Category:Milton Bradley games References ^ Jim Francis, Triumph: the Origin of Dark Tower , ^ "James J. Shea, 87, Dies; Rescued Milton Bradley From Brink of Bankruptcy". New York Times .

January 4, 1977, Tuesday. "James J. Shea, retired board chairman of the Milton Bradley Company, Springfield, Mass., died at a hospital there yesterday. He was 87 years old and a resident of Springfield." External links Milton Bradley Contact Customer Service Number | Toll Free Phone Number of Milton Bradley Contact Milton Bradley Contact Customer Service Number Complaints and Reviews Ms. April Klein SaysFeb 20, 2016 I recently purchased Guess Who for my nephew and it did not have Brandon on the red side or it didn't have the little yellow pegs to keep score. Ms. Lu Egan SaysJan 27, 2016 Hello i purchased one of 3D puzzle 500 pieces i like two count the pieces to see if there all there before putting it together this one was missing one piece, but i put it together two see if i miss counted i was missing i purchased alot of your brand of puzzles was alittle disapointed. Mr. Christopher Marino SaysJan 02, 2016 To Whom It May Concern: Please bring back a new version of "Dark Tower" which Milton Bradley originally released back in 1981.

We love this game and still have the original intact which we played at this past New Years Eve family party with our children and their cousins. We have pictures of the game which we'd like to send to your company, but for some reason, I cannot attach them to this letter using the "Your Photo" field below. Please let us know how to get these photos to you. My e-mail address is c. Marino@citsolution.com. Thank you, Chris. Ms. Summer SaysNov 15, 2015 I was wondering ID it would be possible for you to bring some of your games from the 1990s back maybe for a limited time like Peanut Panic, Fraidy Cats, Shark Attack, Yahoo Buckaroo, and a bunch of other ones If they could be the original style, that would be amazing it would be amazing to be able to purchase games that I played when I was a little girl and grew up on. I'm not sure how all that works, or if its possible, but I think a lot of people would love it too. I tried looking for used games and they always say sold out. Maybe you can put out a line of vintage, collectors editions or something. Thank You.

Ms. Brittany Easter SaysNov 14, 2015 I just wanted to provide your company with some positive feedback. My daughter is four and we've recently been buying some of your board games for her. She enjoys them very much. Ms. Richetta Andino (407)780-8947 SaysNov 11, 2015 Does your company except ideas for new games to create. If so, I have a great idea for one I"m calling "Shop-A-Thon". The players receive a list of people or pets to purchase gifts for with the funds they receive in a paycheck and/or earn along the way in exchange for favors. The game object is to be the first person buy all the gifts before stores close gift exchange day. Caution: there could be set backs during your shopping trip, example; locked keys in car and need to pay a locksmith, had too many spiked eggnogg with lunch and need to pay a taxi or an for uber service, or gifts were stolen and you start over. Also if you purchased the wrong size or a duplicate gift for someone you may have to exchange it or sell to an opponent on e-Bay to save time.

Free gift wrap or reward for helping someone would be a payback bonus. If there is a tie, the person with the most money left over after completing their shopping, would win. Mr. Rick.swan SaysJul 18, 2015 Hello this is rick. Swan I'm a creator/inventor of toys/game I wanted two know how much money did the game of checkers made since the game was on the market?and the 1st copyright date?. Ms. Angela SaysMay 03, 2015 I hope you have changed the game board for Guess Who. I have to say how extremely appalled I am at the number of women on the board, which is five. When this is being compared to the nineteen men on the board, it is really offensive. We are living in the 21st century where equalism is the goal. Both women and men should feel empowered and this is not being achieved by one of most popular and established game manufacturers. What kind of message are you trying to convey?. Ms. Renee Adams SaysJan 23, 2015 My Children have the game "Perfection".

It was given to them as a gift for Christmas probably two years ago. They've only played with this game about 20 times since then, and that's being generous. Last night, we went to play it and the spring inside gave way so that the platform only stays down for 20 seconds, even when the dial is turned all the way to the full 60 seconds. They were very upset, but I told them I would email the company to find out what could be done, if anything. My eight year old is turning into quite the wary customer and is learning about quality products. This would be a great opportunity to teach him about customer service as well. Can you help us? Ms. Cynthia White SaysJan 11, 2015 I need first yahtzee game to fine out if you have pieces for Mickey Mouse for kids Yahtzee Jr, your child's. Ms. Mary Fisher SaysDec 08, 2014 I enjoyed playing Candy Land as a child, played it with my children and recently played the new version of Candy Land with my young grand daughter. Her parents and I are greatly disappointed with the quality of the game and the way the game has been changed.

The spaces on the game board are very small for a preschool and the spinner is not as much fun as the cards were. I looked at buying the trouble game for her and was disappointed to see that it and Chutes and Ladders have both been updated. I understand that you are in business to make money and that making the games in a cheaper manner saves you money,, but these classic games may not last another generation if the quality is not improved. MaryFisher. Copyright © 2017 allcustomercarenumbers.net. All rights reserved. Game On! • American Standard Time July 2, 2014 By David Kelly: Games. We all play them. Before phone games, computer games and video games, the world played board games, card games and action games. While old Atari game consoles are pretty cool looking, most of the games are not that fun to play. Sure, many board games are not that exciting either, but there’s a reason Monopoly and Life have been best sellers for nearly 100 years. While I do enjoy playing board games, what I love most about the old games are the graphics on the boxes and boards.

The hand drawn artwork on the games from the 1940s-1970s keeps me buying them, long after I’ve run out of room to store them. A big part of the attraction comes from the nostalgia of everything I loved as a kid – cartoons, monsters, cars, popular movies, etc. If a TV show or movie was popular, Parker Brothers, Milton Bradley, Ideal or Transogram made a game out of it. Where did this all start? Board games date back as far as 3000 BC, but the modern US game industry began in the mid 1800s. It started with a man named Milton Bradley in Springfield, Massachusetts, who introduced The Checkered Game of Life in 1860. This early version of The Game of Life, (or Life), sold well and established The Milton Bradley Company as the first big game maker. They bought the larger McGloughlin Bros. Inc in 1920 and Selchow and Righter, makers of Parcheesi and Scrabble, in 1987. Milton Bradley, in turn, was purchased by Hasbro in 1984, but continue to be operated as Milton Bradley.

Their best loved games are Twister, Battleship, Connect Four and Hungry Hungry Hippos, along with hundreds of TV & movie titles. The next largest and oldest game maker is Parker Brothers. Started in Salem, Massachusetts in 1883, they had several good-selling games that were based on important events of the day, such as Klondike, a game based on the Alaskan Gold Rush. But it was Monopoly, released during the Great Depression, that put Parker Brothers in the big leagues. The other Parker Bros. games you probably had in your closet are: Clue, Sorry, Aggravation and the Ouija Board, along with all the TV and movie titles that Milton Bradley didn’t get. They also launched the hugely successful Nerf family of toys in 1969. Parker Bros. was purchased by General Mills, (a cereal company!?) in 1968, then sold to Tonka in 1987 and finally to Hasbro in 1991. Hasbro, who is now king of games and toys, was also started by brothers, the Hassenfeld Brothers (Has-Bro), in Providence, Rhode Island in 1926.

They started with pencils and school supplies. By 1942, they were in the toy business, and in 1952 they unleashed Mr. Potato Head on the world. In 1964, Hasbro introduced GI Joe and created the term Action Figure in order to market the toy to boys who wouldn’t want to play with “dolls.” These two toy lines helped Hasbro become an industry giant and they began to buy up companies to increase their market reach. Along with Milton Bradley and Parker Bros, they own Playskool, Tonka and Wizards of The Coast. They passed Mattel as the largest toy and game manufacturer in the mid 1980s Other large game and toy manufacturers of the 1940s-1970s that made great looking game boxes and boards were Ideal and Transogram. Ideal, who actually invented the Teddy Bear in 1902, also brought us the enduring favorites – Mouse Trap, Ker-Plunk, Let’s Make A Deal, Tic-Tac-Dough and the Hollywood Squares games, as well as The Magic 8 Ball and Rubik’s Cube.

They had contracts to produce toys and games for Batman, Howdy Doody, Evel Knievel, Flintstones, Dukes of Hazzard, Pac-Man, King Kong and Disney. Bought by Mattel, the Ideal brand is gone, but some of its products are still sold by Mattel. Transogram was established in 1915. Most famous for Tiddley Winks and The Green Ghost Game, they did manage to secure a few big TV show and movie game contracts. They produced the Jonny Quest, The Monkees, Mad (magazine), Perry Mason, Yogi Bear, Popeye, Rin Tin Tin, Dragnet and Gomer Pyle games. So many games, so many choices. Hit the thrift store and pick up an old board game to play with your friends or family. Make sure to check for all the pieces! Board games you played as a kid Board games you played as a kid I was an expert at Connect 4 and Stratego. Absolutely unbeatable! by Anonymous Monopoly until my mother banned it.

Clue many others when we were at the summer cottage (no TV there) by Anonymous reply 3 01/22/2015 O board scared the fuck out of me as a kid- yikes! Never again, I seriously don't even want to spell it. Another game (not a board game) that really flipped me out was light a a feather stiff as a board, CREEPY! I always loved Monopoly, when I was really young I loved Mouse Trap and Candyland. by Anonymous r2 why did your mom ban Monopoly? by Anonymous and that board game which had shaking taxis. Anyone remember that one? by Anonymous Why did your mother ban Monopoly, r2? by Anonymous reply 8 01/22/2015 There was a board game shaped like a big black triangle. Can't remember what it was called. by Anonymous reply 9 01/22/2015 I loved those build-a-contraption games like Mouse Trap and Crazy Clock, and the family was big on Clue and Life. In addition to Parker Brothers' Monopoly, Milton Bradley put out a copycat game called Easy Money. by Anonymous His mother was a Communist.

Monopoly -- NYET! reply 12 01/22/2015 My mother banned Monopoly because it caused too many fights, mostly my older sister and brother. by Anonymous LOL, r13! Did they fist fight, scratch and bite? by Anonymous reply 14 01/22/2015 No, yelling at each other, silent treatment for days, crude comments directed at each other, that kind of thing. You knew it was getting intense when my brother would aim the dice at her token, or at her houses and hotels. by Anonymous I can just hear it! "fuck you, you Mediterranean Avenue whore!" by Anonymous reply 16 01/22/2015 My sister was no prize either. About ten years ago we were playing Trivial Pursuit, all adults by then, and she'd hum the "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" background music when people were trying to concentrate. Then if you got it wrong, she'd do The Price is Right loser horn.

by Anonymous reply 17 01/22/2015 Cards, not board, but as a precocious kid I used to love to play Mille Bornes. My mom was a huge fan if Trouble - with the Popomatic cube! by Anonymous reply 20 01/23/2015 All but one of my favorites have already been listed here - Risk, Pay Day, Clue, and Life were in heavy rotation in my house. There is one more though that I wonder why we even had since my family is not remotely interested in art in any way. Do people know the board game Masterpiece? It's subtitled 'the art auction game.' You buy and sell cards that represent actual paintings by famous artists. I have a feeling it isn't manufactured anymore and I don't think I've seen it anywhere except for in our closet. But I took that game when I moved away from home and still have it. by Anonymous reply 21 01/23/2015 R21, yes I do remember Masterpiece! I hadn't thought of it until you posted (same with Stratego from OP).

by Anonymous Monotony and Scribble are available at Sam Drucker's store, dahlings! by Anonymous Hours of backgammon in my late teens, early 20s; Monopoly of course; Risk was fun by Anonymous reply 25 01/24/2015 Sorry caused a lot of fights in my house. It got to the point where my mom took out all the Sorry cards and we played the game without them. by Anonymous reply 26 01/24/2015 Cards, Uno, Sorry, Scrabble, Boggle, Chinese checkers, Monopoly... I miss those days. Now I stare into my iPhone and play CandyCrush. by Anonymous reply 27 01/24/2015 Squatter. It is an Australian game in which you win by getting the most sheep and best surviving floods and drought (though I was rarely allowed to actually play as my older siblings did not trust me with the little sheep pieces. I was clumsy and could wipe out a mob of sheep with one sweep of my arm.) by Anonymous Monopoly Rook (card game) Life. I got it when I was about 12.

Played it a lot with friends then put in closet. Took it to college and we made drinking game with it while we played. Was at my parents house over Christmas and saw it! Took it down, opened it up and on the inside lid was written: We were here! 7/16/80 and 5 of us had signed our names. Below that was written in my college friend's handwriting: We were here, too! 1/8/87 and again 5 of us had signed our names. My friend Leila who'd written it in 87 is dead. Died of rare cancer several years ago. I suddenly missed her so much. I'm not getting rid of that game. by Anonymous reply 29 01/24/2015 There was a game back in the 70's called The Godfather Game, which I dimly recall was a NYC-located version of Monopoly. My friend, his two sisters, and I would play it; however, the older sister was ... shall we say ... high strung, so after a few times his mom kiboshed it for good.

I do not recall whether the girl actually ever threw anything, but the screaming got rather intense. My own family's game was Yahtzee. by Anonymous Scrabble As a young kid, Candyland Authors -- more a card game than a board game (And, the game is from the 19th century; I'm not.) by Anonymous reply 43 01/24/2015 I was watching an episode of Sherlock recently where Watson REFUSED to play Clue(do) with Sherlock anymore: "No, it's IMPOSSIBLE for the victim to have been the killer as well!" by Anonymous 01/24/2015 Nobody else ever played Tryce? It was one of those 3-M games from the '70s that came in a box shaped like a book, in order to store them on bookshelves. Tryce was my favorite. It was a lot like gin, except there were letters on the cards and in addition to runs and groups you could also play words. by Anonymous reply 45 01/24/2015 The Inventors was a really fun Parker brothers game.

Before Hasbro bought them, they almost always had a new board game out every Christmas. Great designs and usually a gimmick (patent and dice machine for Inventors, six dice shaker for Gambler, stop thiefs electronic clue sound maker). by Anonymous Clue (I wanted to be Miss Scarlett, but I always settled for Professor Plum) Monopoly (The top hat was so dashing) Yahtzee (I was obsessed with keeping score) Othello (My mother could never beat me even though I was only 9) Card games - Gin, 500 Rummy, Pinochle Headache (Like Trouble but with colorful cone-shaped playing pieces) Nothing, and I mean nothing, could compete with my Spirograph. I could spend hours and hours with that thing.... by Anonymous 01/24/2015 The parents played bridge and cribbage. Us kids played Backgammon, Monopoly, Clue, Masterpiece, Battleship, Score Four, Tripoley, Michigan Rummy, Cooties, Mr.

Potato Head, Careers, Life, Mouse Trap, Candyland, Chutes and Ladders, Go to the Head of the Class, Othello, Mind Maze, Parcheesi, Sorry!, Operation, Scrabble, Yahtzee!, Twister, Rook, Uno, Shanghai, Mah Jongg, The Beatles Flip-Your-Wig game, Spirograph, labyrinths and other wooden puzzles. One of our favorite games was the simple card game called Pit. Michigan Rummy was our whole-family board game. But as long as we had the chips out, we ended it with a couple of poker hands so the kids could learn the basics. Then in later years, we had all of the Trivial Pursuits and all themes and variations of them, Pictionary, Win, Lose or Draw, Make-A-Scene, The Big Picture, Scattergories, Balderdash, Tabloid Teasers, Mad Gab, Taboo!, Cranium, Scruples, Pirateer, Catch Phrase, Cards Against Humanity, and just a couple of weeks ago a new one called Telestrations, which turned out to be funny. by Anonymous Amongst many Republican warmongers, I believe Draft Board Dodger was popular.

by Anonymous reply 58 01/24/2015 That's it, R40. I had a friend who had a game called "Billionaire," which was about investing in the stock market. We played it often. by Anonymous 01/24/2015 Aggravation, Perfection. Not so much board games but activity games, really liked Tip-It, Kerplunk, Barrel of Monkeys. Ants in the Pants, if that hasn't been mentioned. Hands Down was okay. And Battling Tops. Neighbor kid had Rebound and Rock'em Sock'em Robots. Another had Toss Across. Wonder if R9's game was Tri-Ominos. Never heard of Tryce, R45. Would probably enjoy it though, a rummy variant with words. by Anonymous Does anyone remember "Hide N Thief" by Anonymous reply 61 01/26/2015 Another one - does anyone remember "Sinking of the Titanic" board game? The top half of of the board (the ship) rotated further under the bottom half with each player's turn.

You had to collect one "survivor," one food chest, and one water keg, and then get off the ship before it sank (disappeared under the playing board). Then you made your way to the rescue ship. Those who left the ship without the three required items could land next to another player's lifeboat and "steal" one of the needed items. Horribly morbid ... and great fun! by Anonymous [quote]Monopoly (The top hat was so dashing) That alone makes you a homosexual by Anonymous 10/22/2015 [quote]His mother was a Communist. Monopoly -- NYET! Actually, 'Monopoly' was originally invented by a woman with lefty politics. She called it 'The Landlord's Game.' The Parker Brothers basically stole it from her. [quote]To Elizabeth Magie, known to her friends as Lizzie, the problems of the new century were so vast, the income inequalities so massive and the monopolists so mighty that it seemed impossible that an unknown woman working as a stenographer stood a chance at easing society’s ills with something as trivial as a board game. But she had to try.

[quote]She began speaking in public about a new concept of hers, which she called the Landlord’s Game. “It is a practical demonstration of the present system of land-grabbing with all its usual outcomes and consequences,” she wrote in a political magazine. “It might well have been called the ‘Game of Life’, as it contains all the elements of success and failure in the real world, and the object is the same as the human race in general seem[s] to have, ie, the accumulation of wealth.” by Anonymous reply 68 10/22/2015 Scrabble, the family favorite. Last Christmas I played it with my 8-year-old grand nephew, so the tradition continues. Monopoly, Risk, Operation Chutes and Ladders. Trivial Pursuit as an adult. But in my family, we played cards more than anything else: gin, canasta, spades, bridge. by Anonymous reply 69 10/22/2015 we played "Randy Land" as s kid. we cut the board out of a porn magazine. it was a pornographic version of Candy Land. I'll never forget Peppermint Prick Forest and Balls Falls!

by Anonymous [quote]I played it with my 8-year-old grand nephew I was gonna ask how old are you, like a 100 [quote]But in my family, we played cards more than anything else: gin, canasta, spades, bridge. But this answered it. reply 71 10/22/2015 We used to play a combo Monopoly and Risk. One team member played Monopoly to make money so the other person could buy armies to play Risk. It took forever. by Anonymous reply 72 10/22/2015 Clue, Stop Thief (the electronic version of clue and much more entertaining), Pit, Chutes and Ladders, Uncle Wiggly, Life, Electronic Battleship, Balderdash, Win, Lose Or Draw, Trivial Pursuit. There were four kids in my family. We had an entire closet devoted to board games. If we ever dared mutter that we were bored, my mom would tell us to go play a game. And we did. I still love playing board game today as an adult...so much more fun with wine.

by Anonymous reply 73 10/22/2015 We had a bunch of the 3M Games: Contigo, Facts in Five, Mr. President, Stocks and Bonds, TwixT. But we the usual Operation, Monopoly, Clue, Stratego, Battleship, RIsk, Candyland, several varieties of Trivial Pursuit, Cranium, Pictionary, but I'm surprised to hear people mention Labyrintspel since we considered it an individual skill game. It was magical though, I spent countless hours on it, probably because I was so uncoordinated it was really hard. by Anonymous reply 76 10/22/2015 Younger: Chutes and Ladders, Operation Elementary School: Monopoly, Risk, Life, Yahtzee, Chinese Checkers, Backgammon Middle School: Talking Football, Talking Baseball, by Anonymous reply 77 10/22/2015 Super Spy. It was a battery-operated board game and you had move your board piece across the board and avoid tripping the alarm.

by Anonymous reply 78 10/22/2015 Board games based on movies and/or TV shows. I had the Charlie's Angel's board game and it was as lame as it appears. by Anonymous 10/22/2015 I loved The Masterpiece Game and Careers. And I also had a Columbo board game. I notice a lot of board game cafes popping up where you go and sign up to play a game in a cafe. Sometimes the wait times are long. I wonder why Parker Bros. and the rest don't reissue some of these board games. They'd make a bundle. Really, the only ones they still sell are ones like Monopoly, Game of Life and Scrabble. The rest, you can find on ebay but games like Masterpiece aren't sold any longer. by Anonymous reply 80 10/22/2015 In addition to many of the usual listed above, Axis and Allies, Civilization and other strategy board games. Loved the ones with electronic components too: Dark Tower, Mall Madness, etc. Played the heck out of Stop Thief and its maritime equivalent Lost Treasure.

Our family quickly outgrew the simple board games and got more involved in the more complex and thematic ones. by Anonymous Monopoly, Payday, Life, Checkers etc. Scattergories and Scrabble were my favorites. The Mad Magazine Game was my favorite when I was in elementary school. I got in for my birthday from someone in my class. Anyone remember it? Also, there was was weird game with galaxy backed cards...like a Trivial Pursuit for younger kids. My brother used to memorize every card and answer or knock the board over if he was losing. What a gem. Risk was too slow for me. When I was really young, I loved Don't Tip The Waiter. You piled food on his tray until he tipped over. The waiter was a total stereotype. by Anonymous 10/23/2015 Ah, what about Cooties? The little love bug... Interesting to read about the Billionaire game. My folks were 'children of the Depression' and held onto stuff.

As a kid we played a game from that era called "Corner the Market" and it was a lot of fun as I recall, not as complicated as Billionaire seems (never played that one) and players attempted to gain control of major commodities - a stock market game. I wonder if any of my siblings still has it...I don't. Another old game which we played and I still have with all the pieces intact is a board game called "Cross Words" - - - seems the prototype for Scrabble. It has a timer, a little glass-and-wood hourglass with ultra-fine white sand. When the sand runs down all the way to the bottom, your turn is done. by Anonymous reply 83 10/23/2015 The best was an old version of the game show Concentration. It had a plastic game board and you uncovered the puzzle underneath by answering the questions. Mousetrap was great, but I don't remember ever actually playing the game, we just fucked around with the trap.

by Anonymous reply 84 10/23/2015 I bought a shit load of pristine vintage and classic board games, from an estate sale in France, often in the french version, and brought them as a hostess gift to the ski chalet of some friends of mine. Evidently, only Monopoly is still played. by Anonymous What about the Ungame? Boring shit for the goody goody Christian kids. by Anonymous reply 86 10/23/2015 [quote]"Corner the Market" and it was a lot of fun as I recall, not as complicated as Billionaire seems (never played that one) and players attempted to gain control of major commodities - a stock market game. I wonder if any of my siblings still has it...I don't. Is what your thinking of Pit? by Anonymous 10/23/2015 A bunch that were already listed. A couple that haven't been mentioned yet: Peanut Butter and Jelly. You had to earn squares (4 each) of bread, PB, jelly, and more bread to make a sandwich in your tray.

But the pieces had to be earned in order - for instance, earning a square of jelly did you no good if you didn't have a square of bread to build it on. The Guiness Book of World Records game. I only vaguely remember this one, but you traveled around the board and there were 5 or 6 different challenges you had to perform, and you tried to beat the other players challenge performance. I remember one challenge (it might have been Strength) had these little bricks that you would place end-to-end and holding the two ends, you had to lift them in the air. And I always stunk at it, maybe managing six bricks, while my neighbor could lift around ten bricks. And then he would crow about how strong he was even though he was a scrawny kid, and I was much taller/broader. Punk. by Anonymous reply 88 10/23/2015 I had the Bionic Woman board game. It was by Parker Bros. It was confusing to say the least and not much fun. by Anonymous reply 89 10/23/2015 I lived at a lake every summer.

There was no TV reception there so all of the kids at the lake played board games to occupy our indoor time. Our favorite game was Pit. It's not strictly a board game, but it was a riot to play. Anyone else know it? by Anonymous Password. I loved the little sleeve thing you read the word in. by Anonymous reply 97 08/31/2016 The ones we played the most as kids were Monopoly and Clue. During the summer my sister and I had Monopoly games with the kids next door that went on for days. I have never employed any other Monopoly token than the top hat. Yes, it IS so dashing! The only time that I was not Professor Plum in Clue, I was Miss Scarlett. Mr. Green's smoking jacket and cigarette holder were intriguing but ultimately he was just too fey. Nobody ever wanted to be him. THE most played game of all in my family had to be Aggravation. My mother loved it and would make any and everyone in the family play with her to pass the time during the winter when she couldn't be gardening. Also played it for hours with her to wind down after her shifts as a nurse's aide.

She was almost impossible to beat even if she would handicap herself by forfeiting turns and the like. My dad eventually quit playing with her saying that he'd like to win at least occasionally! After she died, I kept the game board and framed it. My sister who quilts designed and made a quilt based on the board for our game geek nephew who loved playing that game with his grandparents. by Anonymous 09/02/2016 The details of my life are quite inconsequential. My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low-grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a 15 year old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet. My father would womanize, he would drink, he would make outrageous claims, like he invented the question mark. Sometimes, he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy – the sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. My childhood was typical: summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring, we’d make meat helmets. When I was insolent, I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds. Pretty standard, really.

by Anonymous 09/02/2016 r101 That's what you get for being such a horrible child, that no parent could possibly ever love. by Anonymous

Question: Connect Four, Battleship, Twister, Yahtzee, Hungry Hungry Hippos, and The Game of Life are all games produced by what US game company?
Answer: Milton Bradley